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Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Remapping and Remembering: A Digital Map to Revitalize Indigenous Placenames

As Indigenous elders age, the original placenames used to navigate the land we live on in Canada run the risk of being lost to time. To ensure this important information is remembered, recorded and shared within Indigenous communities and beyond, Carleton University researcher and alumna Rebekah Ingram created the Atlas of Kanyen’kehà:ka... More

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Cultural Transmission through Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Social Song & Dance

Cultural Transmission, Education & Revitalization through Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Social Song & Dance: The Travelling Troupe of the Native North American Travelling College   "Our songs and our dances carry our people through these changing times and remind us all of the true meaning behind being an Onkwehon:we (Original Human... More

Thursday, May 10, 2018

East Cree Language Resources

The East Cree language is spoken in Northern Quebec, Canada, in the James Bay area; it belongs to the Algonquian language family. The East Cree Language Resources website is intended as a resource for Cree language teachers, literacy instructors, translators, linguists, and anyone who has an interest in the nuts and bolts of the East... More

Monday, July 10, 2017

Akwesasne’s Material Culture & AV Archives

Studying Material Culture & Audio Visual Archives at the Native North American Travelling College in Akwesasne   The late Salli Benedict of the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne collected traditional hand-crafted baskets from around the Great Lakes region, recognizing the importance of these items, their creation, and associated teachings to... More

Saturday, September 10, 2016

Algonquian Linguistic Atlas

The goal of the project is to co-create an on-line, multimedia linguistic atlas of Algonquian languages and to create contacts between curriculum developers, language specialists and lexicographers of Algonquian languages, with a focus on on-line language resources and dictionaries. We investigate user-friendly and culturally appropriate... More

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